The Marine & Maritime Skills Gap

Maritime Skills Gap

September 2013

The Marine Skills Gap survey

people surveyed across the marine, shipping and oil & gas industry

companies are

frequently experiencing

personnel recruitment

difficulties in the

Marine engineering

sector

4 in 10

Results

Results

of those surveyed have

experienced difficulty in

recruiting personnel

during the last 12

months

Results

are bracing themselves for the distinct possibility of issues in the next 12 months

1 quarter of respondents believe their organisation is already being negatively affected by recruiting difficulties

Results

Only 4% are confident that marine engineering is not a skills gap market

Results

The verdict is split on whether graduates are suitably educated and ready for work suggesting the skills gap is a two-fold problem

Results

90% of companies agreed that initial and continuing professional development is important in their organisation

Results

Over one third of the marine engineering companies surveyed

confirmed that less than 1% of their workforce are female.

Results

In fact, 85% have no more than 10% female employees.

Results

Only 43% believe the situation has improved during the last five years